Brandied Hard Sauce

Preparation info
  • Makes

    1 cup

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Sticky, Chewy, Messy, Gooey: Desserts for the Serious Sweet Tooth

By Jill O'Connor

Published 2007

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Ingredients

  • 2 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 3 to 4 cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted
  • grated zest of

Method

In a Bowl Using an Electric Mixer Set at Medium Speed, cream the butter and 3 cups of the confectioners’ sugar until light and creamy. Beat in the lemon zest. Gradually beat in the brandy, a little at a time, until well blended. Taste the hard sauce, and if you want it sweeter, beat in the remai